Traditionally, according to Miller, the capacity of short-term memory is thought to be __________
a. seven plus or minus two units of information
b. whatever is in the primacy effect
c. about 30 seconds
d. whatever can be managed by a serial exhaustive search
Correct: a
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Diana is trying to determine whether her two-year old son reacts fearfully whenever any dog is barking. Which type of information is Diana using?
a. consistency b. reliability c. distinctiveness d. consensus
Sensors are taped to patients' hands and foreheads with the patients learning to redirect blood flow away from the head to their extremities in a biofeedback technique that has been shown to
a. alleviate insomnia. b. reduce the frequency of migraine headaches. c. reduce hyperactivity in children. d. lower blood pressure and control one's heart rhythm.
Some studies of manualized therapy have found that therapists who demonstrate flexibility while using a manual
A. produce better client outcomes and are more successful in getting clients engaged in therapy. B. produce worse client outcomes and are less successful in getting clients engaged in therapy. C. cause irreparable harm to clients. D. are subject to malpractice lawsuits.
Which of the following statements is true?
a) Infants as young as 3 months show a gender-based preference for looking at either trucks (boys) or dolls (girls). b) Boys and girls show no difference in toy preference (dolls or trucks) until about age 4. c) Children have to be explicitly taught which toys to prefer, dolls for girls and trucks for boys. d) Until age two, boys and girls both prefer dolls over trucks to play with.